Use sterile, well-draining seed starting mix to prevent disease issues that can affect germination rates. Jenkins emphasizes ...

Storing seeds is another important step in the seed saving process. Seeds should be fully dried and stored in tightly sealed glass containers or paper envelopes. Keep seeds cool and dry, ideally ...

Seed saving is the ultimate challenge for the home gardener. Once you collect and plant your own seeds, you have gone a complete cycle with Nature. It’s a fascinating and worthwhile endeavor, but ...

If you're just starting out, beans and peas are the easiest seeds to save. You don’t want anything fresh from the supermarket, but any pod that has gone really dry, the beans inside are seeds for ...

Late fall and early winter is the ideal timeframe for making corn seed treatment decisions for the upcoming growing season. As you consider available options, you’ll want to keep in mind factors such ...

“Save seeds from the best-looking plants in your garden,” says Rowen White, who directs the Native American Sovereignty Alliance’s effort to preserve the wide variety of plants traditionally grown by ...

Searcy County native Willodean Smyth learned how to grow food from her family and has gardened most of her life, using an almost forgotten practice that is still alive in her family today: saving ...